Emma: Queen of the South Seas

• Director: John Banas
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Docudrama, Biopic
• Themes: Colonialism, Crowned Heads
• Main Cast: Barbara Carrera, Rebekah Elmaloglou, Hal Holbrook, Thaao Penghlis
• Release Year: 1988
• Country: US
• Run Time: 190 minutes

Plot

The two-part TV movie Emma: Queen of the South Seas stars the incredibly lovely Barbara Carrera. The film is based on the true story of Samoan princess Emma Coe. Part One takes place in the 1860s, as teenaged Emma (Rebekah Elmaloglou) dreams of an exotic life beyond the confines of her hated convent school. In part two, the grown-up Emma (Carrera), now ensconced in Samoa, valiantly defends her country against British colonization. Hal Holbrook and Thaao Penghlis play the most significant men in Emma's life. Syndicated to independent TV outlets, Emma: Queen of the South Seas was first telecast the week of April 23-29, 1988. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Bob Baines - Mr. Keegan; Steve Bisley - Tom Farrell; Barbara Carrera - Emma; Jeanette Cronin - Alice Purdam; Rebekah Elmaloglou - Young Emma; Ron Haddrick - Reverend Brown; Hal Holbrook - Jonas Coe; Gerard Kennedy - Captain Rabardy; Michael Long - Captain Stevens; Robert Mammone - Coe Forsayth (Age 20); Christian Manon - Lieutenant Bellamy; E.G. Marshall - Ulysses S. Grant; Anna Maria Monticelli - Princess Le'utu; David Nettheim - Kaiser Wilhelm II; Thaao Penghlis - Albert; Barry Quin - The Hon. W.H. Lyttelton; Rebecca Rigg - Phebe Coe Parkinson; Malcolm Robertson - Governor Hahl; Nathaniel Lees - King Malietoa Laupepa I; Halina Abramowicz - Helle Poppe; Fred Welsh - Stand-In

Credit

John Banas - Director

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